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Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

I have finished most of the electical. I had to do some rewiring because of the requirement of Arc Fault circuit breakers. My dad had helped me and we ran a power for the three way switches using 14/3, with a black carrying a load for one of the circuits and the red carrying the other load. I changed that so each 3-way circuit now has its own black, neutural and ground.

The circuit breakers were 40 dollars each, ouch. I could only find 5 dollar tamper proof outlets at homedepot, but the other day I found 1.50 tamper proof outlets.

I have noticed that I get some seep'eg during heavy rains. This only happens in some of the corners where the superiorwalls join. Its enough to wet the whole corner and sometimes a little on the floor of the inside of the wall. I am looking into what I can do to seal it. I have also made sure my gutters down spouts go away from the foundation.

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

Here is my 3-way switches out ready for drywall and taped for safety.
One of my boxes
Sofft with backerboards
Long view of big sofft
Tub Shower pics
Stubb out for sink
View of tub/shower plumbing and stubb out for toilet

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

Did the water come into the basement at the bottom of the walls? Was this due to the spring thaw/snow melting?
Also, with this wall system, i noticed you installed a lot of wood right up against concrete, did you use any vapor
barrior at all between wood/concrete between walls and floors?

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

May want to strap/support the sink stubs. Don't use tall base in the bath or put a nail in the pipe. Use a newest taller nail plate around pipes. Put a dummy pipe in the tub and shower spouts. Those switches are not outside the bath door? I thought not. I sure you are covering all these points, just trying to help out! Be safe, GBAR

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

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Originally Posted by HABSFAN2006

Did the water come into the basement at the bottom of the walls? Was this due to the spring thaw/snow melting?
Also, with this wall system, i noticed you installed a lot of wood right up against concrete, did you use any vapor
barrior at all between wood/concrete between walls and floors?

I have taken care of the water problem by fixing my down spouts and adding splash things.

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

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Originally Posted by GBAR in WA

May want to strap/support the sink stubs. Don't use tall base in the bath or put a nail in the pipe. Use a newest taller nail plate around pipes. Put a dummy pipe in the tub and shower spouts. Those switches are not outside the bath door? I thought not. I sure you are covering all these points, just trying to help out! Be safe, GBAR

Thanks for the reply.

I was thinking I need to add a strap for the sink stubs, but was wondering if I can now, as they are not aligned for that????

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

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Originally Posted by GBAR in WA

May want to strap/support the sink stubs. Don't use tall base in the bath or put a nail in the pipe. Use a newest taller nail plate around pipes. Put a dummy pipe in the tub and shower spouts. Those switches are not outside the bath door? I thought not. I sure you are covering all these points, just trying to help out! Be safe, GBAR

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

Your tub spout screws or pushes on to a 1/2" galv. pipe, same w. the shower. Put them in now, with caps, to charge the system and check for leaks. Easier the rock around.
Nail plates for tall base trim: Simpson, PSPNZ here:

The sink stubs look for a vanity, you told the plumber right, not a pedestal. Just add a support block behind w. fasteners to limit on/off water vibs.
I do not understand aligned. Use a 6' straight edge (level) to check for horiz. plane of wall studs, cut and scab ply rips to sides as straightening. Don't forget the blocking at edge of tub, T.P. holder, vertically at end of tile, or cbu., middle of closets for the pole, bath sconces (lights), towel bars, etc.

May want align the can lights by the heat supply, now's the time. Be safe, GBAR

Basement Finish With Superiorwalls

Great information. I have a home with the 10' Xi version of the Superior Walls. I had some questions about how to get started. This thread has answer a few of my questions.

The last past to this thread mentioned the difference with the Xi walls having a metal cap on the studs versus the PT wood on the R-5. That led to some of my questions, but I guess the same technique using the cross-bracing for the partition walls would work. In my case it would mean screwing into the side of the metal cap.

With the 10' wall height, many of my mechanical systems (heat, water, A/C) all run below the floor joists. There are many areas that I will have to either add a drop ceiling or frame up and ceiling for drywall. Your pictures all show neat installation for the mechanical systems which make this part easier.

One question I still have is how you attached the drywall to the top and bottom of the walls. The top was probably attachied to the of the wall bond plate. Did you run a flat section of PT on the floor between each stud to attach the drywall? I have a slight issue there in that the contractor poured the floor slightly higher than the concrete that forms the base of the wall. Therefore the flat area between the studs if slightly lower than the slab. A 1-by piece of PT was used as a 'form' around the slab between the slab and the walls and this created the difference in height.